Dear Jordan Catholic School Families,
We hope you are all enjoying your summer! Our summer staff is hard at work preparing the school for our students' return in August.
A couple of updates on some of the summer projects:
Bathrooms in the elementary and middle school hallway have all been updated with plumbing fixtures, lighting, new stalls and a new floor in the middle school bathrooms. This project was made possible due to generous support from our annual appeal and the support of Tim Thompson and Nick Thompson with Thompson Tin. We also replaced an outdated video surveillance operating system and cameras as part of our secure and safe environment initiatives. Thank you to our custodial team of Mr. Hessman, Mr. DeBisschop, Mrs. Young and Mrs. Dusenberry as well as our technology team of Austin Finley and Mrs. Punkiewicz for their hard work in making sure these projects were completed successfully.
Our main office is also working hard to transition some of our positions with Mrs. Neece as our new Business Manager and Mrs. Todd as our new front office secretary. Mrs. Armetta remains on staff this year on a part time basis and Mrs. Dusenberry will act as our school nurse along with other duties.
Office hours are 8-12 Monday through Thursday through the remainder of the summer. Please let us know if you need to visit outside of those hours.
We are pleased to welcome new 5th grade and 6th grade teachers! Mrs. Lisa Brandel returns to Jordan from her most recent position at Alleman High School. Mrs. Brandel taught Jr. High Math at Jordan prior to her position at Alleman. We are pleased to have her return to our school as a 6th grade teacher. Mrs. Laura Nelson will join our faculty this school year. She previously worked at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Academy and most recently for Hampton Schools. She is an experienced, licensed teacher and she is thrilled to return to a Catholic school environment.
New or shifted faculty and staff members for the 26-27 school year include the following:
Mrs. Barrett will teach preschool.
Mrs. Egan will teach morning AND afternoon PreKindergarten.
Mrs. Moens will be our librarian, speech intervention support and lunch supervision.
Mrs. Nelson will teach 5th grade Math and Science.
Mrs. Brandel will teach 6th grade Math, Science and Religion.
Important Dates:
August 18th Unpack your Backpack 4:30-5:30pm
August 20th First Day of School K-8 early dismissal at 11:30am
August 21st First Full Day of School K-8 dismissal at 3:10pm
August 24th First Day of preschool and PreKindergarten
September 3rd Open House schedule TBA
September 7th Labor Day parade - walk with Jordan in the Rock Island Labor Day Parade! Details will be sent in the coming weeks.
Enjoy the remainder of summer and watch for another newsletter in early August.
Many Blessings,
Kelly McLaughlin
FACTS SIS TUITION PLAN
By now you should have received your invitation from FACTS to set up your tuition payment plan for the 2026-2027 school year.
If you are choosing the 10 month payment plan, YOU MUST COMPLETE THIS BY JULY 13.
For assistance, contact Julia Neece in the Business Office at 309.793.7350 x3 or email her at: [email protected].
SPIRITWEAR AND PE UNIFORM SHOP NOW OPEN
The online shops are now open to purchase apparel for the 2026-2027 school year! Orders placed by July 30th will be available for pick-up at Unpack Your Backpack Night. PE Uniforms are required for students in Grades 5-8. Check out the new designs for Spiritwear apparel! Note: All proceeds from the sale of the Art t-shirt will go directly to our Art Program (design on both front and back of shirt).
PARENT RESOURCE:
Visit the Parent Resource on our website: https://www.jordanschool.com/page/parents to view updated documents for the new school year. This page will be continually updated as the new school year gets closer.
To date we have posted our 2026-2027 school calendar, K-8 dress code, and grade supply list to name a few.
APPTEGY
Download the Jordan School Apptegy App to keep up with all the latest Jordan news.
UNPACK YOUR BACKPACK NIGHT
Unpack Your Backpack Night will take place on Tuesday, August 18th from 4:30 to 5:30 pm. Visit classrooms, stop in the gym to drop off and pick up forms for the 2026-2027 school year and visit with your Jordan family!
LABOR DAY PARADE
Rock Island Labor Day Parade - Marching through 250 Years of American History!
The 2nd annual Labor Day parade is scheduled for Monday, September 7th. Join the march as we celebrate our community - and the United States' 250th anniversary.
Staging for the parade begins at 8:30 am in the area around Washington Junior High School located at 33rd Street and 18th Avenue. The parade starts promptly at 930 am and travels west along 18th Avenue, turns south at 24th Street, then west on 25th Avenue, and disbands into the Rock Island High School parking lots. The route is two miles long and takes 90 minutes to march. Home and School organizes this event and updates will be sent to you as we receive them. Plan to join us walking and representing Jordan in this year's parade!